Scientists have identified the mechanism through which TRPM2 is activated by body temperature with hydrogen…
Month: April 2012
Aspirin reduces cancer risk: Is it time to include it in cancer prevention guidelines?
New data demonstrates aspirin’s potential role in reducing the risk of cancer death bring us…
Identical DNA codes discovered in different plant species
Researchers solved a major biological question by using a groundbreaking computer algorithm to find identical…
Genetic regulator of fat metabolism and muscle fitness discovered
While exercise is accepted universally as the most beneficial prescription physicians can write, little is…
Study links toxic component in herbal remedies to kidney failure and cancer
Aristolochic acid (AA), a component of a plant used in herbal remedies since ancient times,…
Neurological support for Adam Smith’s ‘theories of morality’
The part of the brain we use when engaging in egalitarian behavior may also be…
Two genetic deletions in human genome linked to the development of aggressive prostate cancer
Investigators have discovered two inherited-genetic deletions in the human genome linked to development of aggressive…
Study debunks common myth that urine is sterile
Researchers have determined that bacteria are present in the bladders of some healthy women, which…
Rough terrain can channel a tornado’s damaging winds, new research suggests
A doctoral student noticed storm damage far from the path a tornado took through hilly…
Head and body lice appear to be the same species, genetic study finds
A new study offers compelling genetic evidence that head and body lice are the same…